Computer Science
Scientific paper
Sep 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aeam...31...12p&link_type=abstract
Aerospace America (ISSN 0740-722X), vol. 31, no. 9, p. 12-15, 25.
Computer Science
Mars Environment, Mars Sample Return Missions, Mars Surface, Roving Vehicles, Computer Techniques, Nastran, Power Converters
Scientific paper
A Microrover Flight Experiment (MFEX) based on a basic Rocky 4 design and conducted in the framework of the NASA Mars Environmental Survey (MESUR) Pathfinder program is described. The MFEX rover design features six powered wheels attached by a set of 'bogie levers' to a single body. The rover is designed to perform technology, science, and mission experiments. Instruments on the rover mechanisms will determine wheel-soil interactions, detect hazards, and determine navigational errors. Science data will be gathered using an alpha-proton-X-ray spectrometer against one or more rocks, and possible soil. The pathfinder will also serve as an engineering test of a transport and landing system for the MESUR network mission and the rover will image the lander to assess its condition.
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